Bottle of Red Wine with Homemade Mulling Spices

Red wine that has been heated, or mulled, and flavored with spices is a centuries-old Christmas drink. Tie a spice-filled sachet and instructions onto a bottle to give to your favorite host or hostess.

3. Gather the four corners of the cheesecloth and hold them with the fingertips of one hand. Gather up the four remaining corners.

4. Wrap the piece of twine around the top of the sachet and secure it tightly. Then tie the loose ends of the twine around the neck of the bottle.

Mulled Wine Instructions

Put the wine, sachet, half a cup of water and 6 tablespoons of granulated or demerara sugar into a pan. Heat gently until the sugar has dissolved, but don’t allow the wine to come to a boil. Add a splash of brandy, gin, Cointreau or port, the juice of 1 orange, and 1 orange and 1 lemon, each sliced and cut into segments.

DK - A Greener Christmas, 2008 Dorling Kindersley Limited

DK - A Greener Christmas, 2008 Dorling Kindersley Limited

Gather Corners of Cheesecloth for DIY Spice Sachet

Pinch the four corners of the cheesecloth filled with spices with the fingertips of one hand. Gather up the four remaining corners before tying together.

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